Judges 21:5:18Judg.21.5.W18TAB
הַמִּצְפָּ֛ה
hamitspa
“to Mizpah”
- Transliteration
- ha-mits-PA
- Extended
- hah-mihts-PAA
- IPA
- /ham.mitsˈpʼaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Mizpah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-mits-PA
- phraseyour reading level
lo-A-la el-ye-ho-VAH ha-mits-PA
- clause
KI ha-she-vu-A ha-ge-do-LA ha-ye-TA la-a-SHER lo-A-la el-ye-ho-VAH ha-mits-PA le-mor MOT yu-MAT
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU be-NE yis-ra-EL MI a-SHER lo-A-la ba-ka-HAL mik-kol-shiv-TE yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-VAH KI ha-she-vu-A ha-ge-do-LA ha-ye-TA la-a-SHER lo-A-la el-ye-ho-VAH ha-mits-PA le-mor MOT yu-MAT
In context — Judges 21:5
And the sons of Israel said, “Who is there of all the tribes of Israel who did not go up in the assembly to the LORD ? For the great oath had been taken concerning anyone who did not go up to the LORD at Mizpah, saying, ‘He shall surely be put to death.’”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:5:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Judges 21:5, so the Hebrew word הַמִּצְפָּ֛ה (hamitspa) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Judg.21.5.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.5.W18.S1) and character.